Glenwood Springs police yesterday asked Roaring Fork Valley law enforcement to look out for a stolen blue 2005 Toyota pick-up truck.
The truck is owned by a Glenwood Springs police officer. Inside are his personal weapon, his Glenwood Springs police badge, and his keys to City Hall.
According to the dispatched look-out, the truck was stolen in Denver on July 19.
Glenwood Springs police officers did not return calls asking for comment.
In other local crime news
— Three area juveniles allegedly pummeled a 23-year-old man in front of his disabled mother outside Movieland in El Jebel early last Friday morning. Police say the alleged victim had asked the boys to be quiet during a midnight premiere of “The Dark Knight” at the theater. They were allegedly drunk and disruptive throughout the movie. Police say that after the film, the boys waited for the shushing audience member outside and jumped him. Surveillance video footage allegedly shows one of the teenagers drinking from a bottle of Hennessy before striking the man in the face with it.
The victim’s mother, who is disabled along her entire left side as a result of a car accident, stood nearby.
Police found the man with a broken nose and a shoe imprint in his back. His alleged assailants have not yet been formally charged, but are likely to face disorderly conduct and felony assault counts due to the severity of the alleged victim’s injuries.
— Two brothers were collared Saturday evening for allegedly pocketing small items as they roamed the El Jebel City Market. Police say the brothers, ages 24 and 29, conspicuously worked the aisles, opening packages of pens, batteries and keychains and stuffing the knick-knacks in their pockets. The sibling bandits are facing petty theft charges.
The Aspen Police Department and Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office reported no arrests in the last week. But six alleged drunken drivers were arrested in Basalt and Snowmass Village:
— Sammy Vaughan, 64, was pulled over near the Basalt 7-Eleven for allegedly driving without headlights last Thursday night. He allegedly failed a roadside test and was charged with drunk driving.
— Last Thursday Christopher Risjord, 48, was stopped in a parking lot near the Snowmass Village Mall for driving erratically, and, allegedly, drunk after a free concert on Fanny Hill.
— An off-duty Snowmass Village police officer called Basalt police last Thursday night to report a driver weaving on Highway 82. Basalt police stopped the driver, Danny Jordan, 37, and allegedly found him intoxicated.
— On Friday, 22-year-old Kathleen Parker allegedly wove across lanes and nearly hit a median on Highway 82 before police stopped her and arrested her for driving drunk.
— Adiel Garcia-Vargas was stopped for speeding Friday night by Basalt police, who say he was intoxicated. His license was also suspended related to a drunk driving arrest earlier this summer. He now faces charges for speeding, drunk driving and driving without a license.
— A 19-year-old man pulling out of Dos Hermanos in Basalt around 2:30 a.m. Sunday allegedly failed a roadside sobriety test and was charged with driving drunk.
— Compiled By Andrew Travers
